[Qgis-psc] Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi all,

I like the option of a shared booth with other OSGeo projects - and QGIS
could certainly contribute to such a shared booth (both financially and
with people).

It would be great if the local QGIS user groups would take the initiative
if such an important event takes place in their country. QGIS.ORG could
then co-support the local user group.

As an example, in 2027 the international cartographic conference (ICC) will
take place in Warsaw ( https://icc2027.org/ ) and I asked the Polish QGIS
user group to look into it organizing a boot there. They  have local
contacts and are well connected, e.g. with the local university that is the
host of the conference. QGIS.ORG can then potentially support them as well.

Greetings,
Andreas

On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 at 00:34, Emma Hain via QGIS-PSC <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> I have often thought this was a good idea, however, the cost is a lot,
> unless you can get a discounted price.
>
> An option could be for OSGeo to have a booth and then the representatives
> from the respective software could man it.
>
> Sometimes the option may be cheaper to sponsor a social event.
>
> If a national government wanted to encourage the use of FOSS4G, perhaps
> they could help with a grant?
>
> Kind regards
> Em
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 21:05, Raymond Nijssen via QGIS-PSC <
> qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi PSC,
>>
>> Today I bumped (a little late) into this announcement of the GWF in
>> Amsterdam (April 27 - May 1), having "Sovereignty" as a theme.
>>
>> https://geospatialworld.net/gwf/2026/index.php
>>
>> Has the PSC ever considered having a QGIS booth is such an international
>> GIS conference? Or a shared booth with OSGeo maybe?
>>
>> As the Dutch QGIS user group, we could find volunteers to build up and
>> run the booth, keeping cost a bit lower. However, the smallest booth is
>> around 5000 euro for 3 days.
>>
>> floor plan:
>>
>> https://service.rai.nl/INTERSHOP/web/WFS/RAI-raievents-Site/en_US/Geospatial/EUR/ViewContent-Start?PageletEntryPointID=pg_Floorplans
>>
>> This year we are too late I think, but I'd like to know if the PSC is
>> interested in supporting this idea and making plans for upcoming
>> conferences around the world.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Raymond
>>
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